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Volume 19, Number 12 Friday, February 22, 1991
VCUVoice Virginia Commonwealth University
A Publication for Faculty and Staff on the University's Academic and Medical College of Virginia Campuses
A Message from the President
Dear Member of the VCU Community,
As you know, our University is facing
its most serious budgetary challenge in
recent decades. Coupled with this sad
news, our nation is at war, the national
economy is in a recession, and the state
economy suffers accordingly. Virginia
Commonwealth University's budget
woes are a result of budgetary problems
the Commonwealth of Virginia is experi­encing.
It is probably no less comforting
to know that our colleagues in higher
education in Virginia are experiencing
these same difficult times.
Throughout the process to determine
where and how much to cut, whether in
programs or services, it is important to
remember that budget cuts affect
people - individual staff and faculty
members, our colleagues, our students.
I want to assure you - and will con­tinue
to assure you - that I understand
your concerns. We will try in every way
to remain humane, sensitive, and respect­ful
of each individual 's integrity and
importance to our University.
Please know that you are in my
thoughts and prayers as these are not easy
times. We all have a tough job to do in
the months ahead, and I know I can count
on your continued support.
Eugene P. Trani
Presidelll
Hall of Fame Names New Inductees
Five communicators have been
selected this year for induction into
VCU's Virginia Communications Hall
of Fame.
The inductees are Russell Baker,
New York Times columnist; Dr. William
Kearney, chairperson of the mass media
arts department at Hampton University;
the late Edwin O. Meyer, former execu­tive
manager of the Virginia Press
Association; Helen Hill Miller, author
and former correspondent; and Laurence
E. Richardson, president of Charlottes­ville
Broadcasting Corporation.
The hall of fame was created in 1986
at VCU to honor men and women who
have shown exceptional achievement
over the years in newspapers, magazines,
radio, television, advertising, public rela­tions,
journalism-related organizations,
and journalism education. Inductees were
either born in Virginia or have become
identified with the state.
A public display of the photographs
of the inductees and the reasons for their
selection is available at VCU's School of
Mass Communications. In addition, the
school's library will hold detailed biogra­phies
of the inductees and examples of
their work.
The hall of fame has 31 members.
Members include author Tom Wolfe,
broadcaster Roger Mudd, Pulitzer Prize­winning
newspaper cartoonist Jeff
MacNelly, and syndicated columnist
James J. Kilpatrick, Jr.
The 1991 award ceremony of the
Virginia Communications Hall of Fame
will be held April 4 in the grand ballroom
of the Jefferson-Sheraton Hotel.
For more infonnation, contact Theresa
Rice at 367-1260.
Reynolds Metals Teams Up with VCU for Scholarships
In a new partnership between
Reynolds Metals Company and VCU,
Reynolds Metals will provide scholar­ships
to VCU for dependent children of
its Virginia employees.
Reynolds Metals Company
Foundation will provide up to six four­year
scholarships for incoming freshmen
covering full tuition and fees. Candidates
will be selected on the basis of test
scores, high school rank, and recommen­dations.
An independent committee of
Inside This Issue
Convocation
Remarks,
page 2
Budget Update,
page 4
VCU educators and administrators will
make the selections. The scholarships will
be awarded in fall 1991 and renewed
annually if the students maintain at least a
3.3 grade point average. Up to six addi­tional
scholarships will be awarded each
following year.
Dr. Charles P. Ruch, provost and
vice president for academic affairs, said
the scholarships provide "a wonderful
opportunity for the Reynolds Metals
employees as well as VCU. This is a win­win
situation for both organizations and
especially for the students."
Dennis Baily, assistant director of
University Enrollment Services, is hope­ful
these scholarships will encourage stu­dents
to apply to VCU who may not have
applied here in the past. "We may be able
to get more high quality students who
might have gone somewhere else. These
scholarships will help a lot of students."
VCU admission packets including
scholarship eligibility criteria may be
obtained at the personnel departments of
all Reynolds Metals Company and affili­ate
facilities throughout Virginia.
William O. Bourke (left), chairman of the board and chief executive officer of
Reynolds Metals Company, and Dr._Eugene P. Trani celebrate the Reynolds
Metals Scholars Program.
HARVI E , L M
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
BOX 54-0 it

Volume 19, Number 12 Friday, February 22, 1991
VCUVoice Virginia Commonwealth University
A Publication for Faculty and Staff on the University's Academic and Medical College of Virginia Campuses
A Message from the President
Dear Member of the VCU Community,
As you know, our University is facing
its most serious budgetary challenge in
recent decades. Coupled with this sad
news, our nation is at war, the national
economy is in a recession, and the state
economy suffers accordingly. Virginia
Commonwealth University's budget
woes are a result of budgetary problems
the Commonwealth of Virginia is experi­encing.
It is probably no less comforting
to know that our colleagues in higher
education in Virginia are experiencing
these same difficult times.
Throughout the process to determine
where and how much to cut, whether in
programs or services, it is important to
remember that budget cuts affect
people - individual staff and faculty
members, our colleagues, our students.
I want to assure you - and will con­tinue
to assure you - that I understand
your concerns. We will try in every way
to remain humane, sensitive, and respect­ful
of each individual 's integrity and
importance to our University.
Please know that you are in my
thoughts and prayers as these are not easy
times. We all have a tough job to do in
the months ahead, and I know I can count
on your continued support.
Eugene P. Trani
Presidelll
Hall of Fame Names New Inductees
Five communicators have been
selected this year for induction into
VCU's Virginia Communications Hall
of Fame.
The inductees are Russell Baker,
New York Times columnist; Dr. William
Kearney, chairperson of the mass media
arts department at Hampton University;
the late Edwin O. Meyer, former execu­tive
manager of the Virginia Press
Association; Helen Hill Miller, author
and former correspondent; and Laurence
E. Richardson, president of Charlottes­ville
Broadcasting Corporation.
The hall of fame was created in 1986
at VCU to honor men and women who
have shown exceptional achievement
over the years in newspapers, magazines,
radio, television, advertising, public rela­tions,
journalism-related organizations,
and journalism education. Inductees were
either born in Virginia or have become
identified with the state.
A public display of the photographs
of the inductees and the reasons for their
selection is available at VCU's School of
Mass Communications. In addition, the
school's library will hold detailed biogra­phies
of the inductees and examples of
their work.
The hall of fame has 31 members.
Members include author Tom Wolfe,
broadcaster Roger Mudd, Pulitzer Prize­winning
newspaper cartoonist Jeff
MacNelly, and syndicated columnist
James J. Kilpatrick, Jr.
The 1991 award ceremony of the
Virginia Communications Hall of Fame
will be held April 4 in the grand ballroom
of the Jefferson-Sheraton Hotel.
For more infonnation, contact Theresa
Rice at 367-1260.
Reynolds Metals Teams Up with VCU for Scholarships
In a new partnership between
Reynolds Metals Company and VCU,
Reynolds Metals will provide scholar­ships
to VCU for dependent children of
its Virginia employees.
Reynolds Metals Company
Foundation will provide up to six four­year
scholarships for incoming freshmen
covering full tuition and fees. Candidates
will be selected on the basis of test
scores, high school rank, and recommen­dations.
An independent committee of
Inside This Issue
Convocation
Remarks,
page 2
Budget Update,
page 4
VCU educators and administrators will
make the selections. The scholarships will
be awarded in fall 1991 and renewed
annually if the students maintain at least a
3.3 grade point average. Up to six addi­tional
scholarships will be awarded each
following year.
Dr. Charles P. Ruch, provost and
vice president for academic affairs, said
the scholarships provide "a wonderful
opportunity for the Reynolds Metals
employees as well as VCU. This is a win­win
situation for both organizations and
especially for the students."
Dennis Baily, assistant director of
University Enrollment Services, is hope­ful
these scholarships will encourage stu­dents
to apply to VCU who may not have
applied here in the past. "We may be able
to get more high quality students who
might have gone somewhere else. These
scholarships will help a lot of students."
VCU admission packets including
scholarship eligibility criteria may be
obtained at the personnel departments of
all Reynolds Metals Company and affili­ate
facilities throughout Virginia.
William O. Bourke (left), chairman of the board and chief executive officer of
Reynolds Metals Company, and Dr._Eugene P. Trani celebrate the Reynolds
Metals Scholars Program.
HARVI E , L M
MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
BOX 54-0 it